Professor Nelishia Pillay Recognized Among World’s Top 2% of Scientists

Posted on December 11, 2024

In a remarkable achievement, Professor Nelishia Pillay has been named among the world’s top 2% of scientists, as listed by Stanford University. This prestigious recognition highlights her significant contributions to the global scientific community, particularly in the field of...

Celebrating Excellence: CS Staff Shine with Improved NRF Ratings and Prestigious Awards

Posted on December 10, 2024

The Department of Computer Science proudly recognizes and celebrates the remarkable achievements of its esteemed staff who have recently enhanced their National Research Foundation (NRF) ratings and received prestigious awards. These accolades prove the department’s commitment to fostering...

UP Team Wins SANReN 2024 Cyber Security Challenge

Posted on December 09, 2024

A team of University of Pretoria students participated in the SANReN Cyber Security Challenge, an intense competition culminating in a final held at the CHPC Conference in Gqeberha. Despite minimal preparation due to exams, the team excelled in the Capture the Flag (CTF) rounds, securing top...

UP Team Triumphs at UN Coding4Integrity Hackathon

Posted on November 27, 2024

The United Nations Coding4Integrity Hackathon, held at the University of Pretoria from 13 to 15 September, brought together young innovators from around the world to address corruption using cutting-edge technology. Sponsored by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), this event is part of the...

Tired of being lost in translation? - What if we had language without borders?

Posted on November 15, 2024

Code-switching is a common linguistic practice in multilingual cultures where people switch between languages in a single discourse. Most African languages are under-represented in recent natural language processing technologies such as ChatGPT. It is imperative to move towards an equitable...

CS Capstone Project Day 2024

Posted on November 04, 2024

With an audience of 427, including parents, friends, and supporters of the Computer Science Department, our final-year Computer Science students showcased their capstone projects on Friday, October 25, 2024, at the University of Pretoria’s Rautenbach Hall, Hatfield campus.

UP computer science professor delivers Expert Lecture on growing abilities of AI

Posted on October 04, 2024

Can AI be used to create AI? This was the question posed by Prof Nelishia Pillay of UP’s Department of Computer Science for her Expert Lecture. She also talked the audience through the process of understanding how AI systems work, and how they have developed from basic systems to...

11 UP academics and science communicators are finalists for SA’s ‘Science Oscars’

Posted on June 27, 2023

Eleven University of Pretoria (UP) academics and science communicators have been announced as finalists for the National Science and Technology Forum/South32 Awards – popularly known as the “Science Oscars” of South Africa.